tut
interjection
(used as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)
tuts
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present tense formof tut (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Peeking over her shoulder at her notes, he tuts, “Doesn’t sycophant have an ‘o’?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
She offers that, but when I get out of the shower, she tuts about how she had to do all the dishes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
But Glenconner knows what I’m up to: “You’re edging closer to asking me about Meghan Markle,” she tuts.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2020
It’s a righteously angry movie: “The whole damn city has a ‘for rent’ sign on it,” tuts a character.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2018
Far away—too far away for me to care—someone tuts with disapproval, but I ignore it as the splendor builds in my core.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
